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by Jennifer Greene, Andrew Stellman
Head First Agile
Praise for Head First Agile
Praise for other Head First books
how to use this book: Intro
Who is this book for?
Who should probably back away from this book?
We know what you’re thinking.
And we know what your brain is thinking.
This must be important! Don’t forget it!
Metacognition: thinking about thinking
So just how DO you get your brain to think that the material about agile is a hungry tiger?
Here’s what WE did:
Here’s what YOU can do to bend your brain into submission
Read me
The redundancy is intentional and important.
The Brain Power exercises don’t have answers.
The activities are NOT optional.
Try the exam questions—even if you’re not studying for the exam!
The technical review team
Acknowledgments
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More Praise for Head First Agile
1. What is agile?: Principles and practices
The new features sound great...
...but things don’t always go as expected
Agile to the rescue!
A daily standup is a good starting point
Kate tries to hold a daily standup
Different team members have different attitudes
A better mindset makes the practice work better
So what is agile, anyway?
Mindset versus methodology
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
XP and Lean/Kanban
there are no Dumb Questions
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
2. Agile values and principles: Mindset meets method
Something big happened in Snowbird
Meeting of the minds
The Agile Manifesto
Adding practices in the real world can be a challenge
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
Manifesto Magnets
there are no Dumb Questions
Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question
They think they’ve got a hit ...
... but it’s a flop!
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
The agile principles help you deliver your product
Fireside Chats
there are no Dumb Questions
The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
there are no Dumb Questions
The new product is a hit!
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
Manifesto Magnets Solution
3. Managing projects with Scrum: The Rules of Scrum
Meet the Ranch Hand Games team
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
there are no Dump Questions
The Scrum values make the team more effective
Story Time
there are no Dumb Questions
Question Clinic: The “which-comes-next” question
A task isn’t done until it’s “Done” done
Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint
there are no Dumb Questions
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
The Product Owner makes sure the team delivers value
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
there are no Dumb Questions
Things are looking good for the team
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
4. Agile Planning and Estimation: Generally Accepted Scrum Practices
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
So... what’s next?
Introducing GASPs!
No more 300-page specs... please?
User stories help teams understand what users need
Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story
How story points work
The whole team estimates together
No more detailed project plans
Taskboards keep the team informed
there are no Dumb Questions
Question Clinic: The red herring
Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left
Velocity tells you how much your team can do in a sprint
Burn-ups keep your progress and your scope separate from each other
How do we know what to build?
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
Personas help you get to know your users
there are no Dumb Questions
The news could be better...
Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
Tools to help you set the stage:
Tools to help you gather data:
Tools to help you generate insights:
Tools to help you decide what to do:
Cubicle Conversation
Pizza party!
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
5. XP (extreme programming): Embracing change
Meet the team behind CircuitTrak
Gary’s the founder and CEO
Ana and Ryan are the lead engineers
Late nights and weekends lead to code problems
XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
XP teams use stories to track their requirements
XP teams plan their work a quarter at a time
XP teams use one-week iterations
Slack means giving the team some breathing room
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
Venn Magnets
Venn Magnets Solution
there are no Dumb Questions
Teams build better code when they work together
A whole team is built on trust
Trust means letting your teammates make mistakes
XP teams don’t have fixed or prescribed roles
Teams work best when they sit together
XP teams value communication
Teams work best with relaxed, rested minds
Leave yourself enough time to do the job
Let yourself make mistakes
Get rid of interruptions
Work at a sustainable pace
there are no Dumb Questions
Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
XP teams embrace change
Frequent feedback keeps changes small
Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change
XP practices give you feedback about the code
XP teams use automated builds that run quickly
Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
The weekly cycle starts with writing tests
Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
Wireframes help the team get early feedback about the user interface
Build spike solutions to get an idea of a feature’s technical difficulty
Usability testing means testing your user interface on real users
Pair programming
there are no Dumb Questions
Complex code is really hard to maintain
When teams value simplicity, they build better code
Simplicity is a fundamental agile principle
When units are tightly coupled, it adds complexity to the project
It’s tempting to sacrifice simplicity for reusability
Every team accumulates technical debt
XP teams “pay down” technical debt in each weekly cycle
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
there are no Dumb Questions
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
6. Lean/Kanban: Eliminating Waste and Managing Flow
Trouble with Audience Analyzer 2.5
Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
Lean, Scrum, and XP are compatible
Lean principles help you see things differently
More Lean principles
Venn Magnets
Venn Magnets Solution
Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
More Lean thinking tools
Cubicle Conversation
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
there are no Dumb Questions
Value stream maps help you see waste
Trying to do too many things at once
Anatomy of an Option
Systems thinking helps Lean teams see the whole
Some “improvements” didn’t work out
A failed experiment (and that’s a good thing!)
Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks
Set up a pull system by establishing WIP limits
there are no Dumb Questions
Question Clinic: Least worst option
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
Use Kanban boards to visualize the workflow
How to use Kanban to improve your process
The team creates a workflow
Cubicle Conversation
there are no Dumb Questions
The team is delivering faster
Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
Kanban teams talk about their policies
Feedback loops show you how it’s working
Kanban teams use lead time to create feadback loops
Now the whole team is collaborating on finding better ways to work!
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
7. Preparing for the PMI-ACP® exam: Check your knowledge
The PMI-ACP® certification is valuable...
...but you really need to know your stuff
The PMI-ACP® exam is based on the content outline
The content outline is an important preparation tool
“You are an agile practitioner...”
there are no Dumb Questions
A long-term relationship for your brain
Pool Puzzle
Pool Puzzle Solution
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
Exam Questions
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
Exam Answers
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
Situational leadership
A few last tools and techniques
Risk-adjusted backlog, pre-mortem, and risk burn down charts
A few last tools and techniques
Collaboration games
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
Exam Questions
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
Exam Answers
Are you ready for the final exam?
8. Professional responsibility: Making good choices
Doing the right thing
The main ideas
Keep the cash?
Fly business class?
New software
Shortcuts
A good price or a clean river?
We’re not all angels
Exam Questions
Exam Answers
9. Practice makes perfect: Practice PMI-ACP Exam
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Index
A
adaptation (Scrum pillar)
,
Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
,
Personas help you get to know your users
adaptive leadership
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
adaptive planning
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Answers
Scrum framework on
,
Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
self-organizing teams and
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
adjourning stage (team formation)
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
affinity estimating
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
,
A few last tools and techniques
Agile Manifesto
(
see
specific values and principles)
about
,
The Agile Manifesto
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
chapter exercises
,
Manifesto Magnets
,
Exam Answers
four values
,
The Agile Manifesto
principles behind
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
Scrum and
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
agile mindset
about
,
So what is agile, anyway?
chapter exercises
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question
,
Fireside Chats
,
The new product is a hit!
,
Manifesto Magnets Solution
chapter questions and answers
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Lean mindset and
,
there are no Dumb Questions
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Questions
,
A long-term relationship for your brain
principles and practices
,
What is agile?: Principles and practices
values and principles
,
Agile values and principles: Mindset meets method
agile practitioner
,
“You are an agile practitioner...”
Agile Retrospectives (Derby and Larsen)
,
Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
amplify learning (Lean principle)
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
,
Venn Magnets Solution
Anderson, David
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
API (application programming interface)
,
Frequent feedback keeps changes small
application programming interface (API)
,
Frequent feedback keeps changes small
architectural spike
,
Usability testing means testing your user interface on real users
artifacts (Scrum)
,
The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed
,
there are no Dump Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
(
see also
specific artifacts)
automated builds
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
XP teams use automated builds that run quickly
B
backbone (product)
,
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
backlog
about
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Increment
(
see
Increment)
PBR meeting and
,
How do we know what to build?
,
Personas help you get to know your users
Product Backlog
(
see
Product Backlog)
refinement
(
see
PBR (product backlog refinement))
risk-adjusted
,
A few last tools and techniques
Sprint Backlog
(
see
Sprint Backlog)
story maps visualizing
,
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
types of items as
,
there are no Dumb Questions
XP and
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
backlog grooming
,
Exam Answers
(
see also
PBR (product backlog refinement))
Beck, Kent
,
XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
bribes, accepting
,
Keep the cash?
Brooks, Fred
,
The Agile Manifesto
build automation
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
XP teams use automated builds that run quickly
build in integrity (Lean principle)
,
More Lean principles
burn-up charts
,
Burn-ups keep your progress and your scope separate from each other
burndown charts
about
,
Mindset versus methodology
,
XP and Lean/Kanban
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
Introducing GASPs!
,
Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left
,
Personas help you get to know your users
release
,
Personas help you get to know your users
risk-based
,
A few last tools and techniques
story points and
,
Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left
velocity and
,
Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left
C
card (user story)
,
User stories help teams understand what users need
,
How story points work
,
there are no Dumb Questions
cause and effect diagrams
,
Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
,
Tools to help you generate insights:
caves and commons design
,
Teams work best when they sit together
ceremony (Scrum)
,
there are no Dumb Questions
CFDs (cumulative flow diagrams)
,
Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
change management
about
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
Agile Manifesto on
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Manifesto Magnets Solution
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
over following a plan
,
The Agile Manifesto
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question
Scrum framework and
,
Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
XP and
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
XP teams embrace change
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
check-ins (retrospective tool)
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
chunking
,
A long-term relationship for your brain
coaching style (situational leadership)
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
code bloat
,
Every team accumulates technical debt
code maintenance
,
Complex code is really hard to maintain
code monkey trap
,
XP teams value communication
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Cohn, Mike
,
Introducing GASPs!
,
Personas help you get to know your users
collaboration games
,
A few last tools and techniques
collaboration, customer
(
see
customer collaboration)
collaborative improvement (Kanban)
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
,
How to use Kanban to improve your process
,
Now the whole team is collaborating on finding better ways to work!
collective commitment
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
color code dots (data gathering tool)
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
commit (version control system)
,
Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change
,
Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
commitment (Scrum value)
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
Venn Magnets Solution
commitment-driven planning
,
Personas help you get to know your users
communication
agile on
,
Agile to the rescue!
,
Mindset versus methodology
,
XP and Lean/Kanban
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
GASP on
,
No more 300-page specs... please?
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
,
Cubicle Conversation
,
Exam Answers
Scrum on
,
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Exam Answers
XP on
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
,
Venn Magnets Solution
,
Teams work best when they sit together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
complex code
,
Complex code is really hard to maintain
,
there are no Dumb Questions
conceptual integrity (Lean tool)
,
More Lean thinking tools
confirmation (user story)
,
User stories help teams understand what users need
,
How story points work
,
there are no Dumb Questions
conflict (version control system)
,
Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change
,
Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
content outline (PMI-ACP exam)
,
The PMI-ACP® exam is based on the content outline
continuous attention to excellence and design
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
continuous delivery of software
about
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
Agile Manifesto on
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
,
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
continuous improvement
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Answers
continuous integration
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
contract negotiation
,
The Agile Manifesto
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
conversation (user story)
about
,
How story points work
agile principle on
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
,
How story points work
in XP teams
,
Teams work best when they sit together
copyrighted material
,
New software
cost of delay (Lean tool)
,
More Lean thinking tools
courage
as Scrum value
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Venn Magnets Solution
as XP value
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
,
Venn Magnets Solution
cumulative flow diagrams (CFDs)
,
Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
customer collaboration
about
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
Agile Manifesto on
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
over contract negotiation
,
The Agile Manifesto
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question
customer-valued prioritization tools
,
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
cycle time (Lean measurement)
,
More Lean thinking tools
D
Daily Scrum
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
as a ceremony
,
there are no Dumb Questions
in Scrum Sprint
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
task board example
,
Velocity tells you how much your team can do in a sprint
timeboxed events and
,
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
daily standup
,
Agile to the rescue!
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
decide as late as possible
Lean principle
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
,
Venn Magnets Solution
,
Anatomy of an Option
Scrum framework
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
defects
as Lean waste category
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
as manufacturing waste
,
Trying to do too many things at once
delegating style (situational leadership)
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
deliver as fast as possible (Lean principle)
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
delivery cadence (Lean)
,
More Lean thinking tools
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Derby, Esther
,
Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
Development Team role (Scrum)
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
How do we know what to build?
directing style (situational leadership)
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
Done column (task boards)
,
Taskboards keep the team informed
done, definition of
,
A task isn’t done until it’s “Done” done
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
dot voting
,
A few last tools and techniques
E
early delivery of software
about
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
Agile Manifesto on
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
,
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
Earned Value Management (EVM)
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
elapsed time
,
No more detailed project plans
eliminate waste (Lean principle)
about
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
categories of waste
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
embracing change
(
see
change management)
empirical process control theory
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
empiricism
,
there are no Dumb Questions
empower the team (Lean principle)
,
More Lean principles
energized work (XP)
,
Teams work best with relaxed, rested minds
,
there are no Dumb Questions
estimatable (INVEST acronym)
,
How story points work
estimation considerations
concepts used
,
No more detailed project plans
in INVEST acronym
,
How story points work
PBR meeting
,
How do we know what to build?
,
Personas help you get to know your users
planning poker
,
Introducing GASPs!
,
The whole team estimates together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
,
A few last tools and techniques
Product Backlog
,
The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed
,
there are no Dump Questions
,
Exam Answers
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Sprint Backlog
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Question Clinic: The red herring
,
Personas help you get to know your users
story maps
,
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
story points
,
The whole team estimates together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
T-shirt sizes
,
Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
trust and respect in
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
user stories
,
Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story
,
How story points work
,
there are no Dumb Questions
velocity in
,
No more detailed project plans
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
ESVP technique
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
ethical decisions
(
see
professional responsibility)
events (Scrum)
,
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
,
there are no Dumb Questions
EVM (Earned Value Management)
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
exam question help
getting brain to think about exam
,
Metacognition: thinking about thinking
exploratory testing
,
Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
explorers (ESVP technique)
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
extra features (waste category)
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
extra processes
as Lean waste category
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
as manufacturing waste
,
Trying to do too many things at once
extreme programming
(
see
XP)
F
face-to-face conversations
(
see
conversation (user story))
fail fast concept
,
Usability testing means testing your user interface on real users
,
Exam Answers
feedback and feedback loops
agile teams and
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Answers
,
Manifesto Magnets Solution
Kanban method
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
,
How to use Kanban to improve your process
,
Feedback loops show you how it’s working
Lean mindset tool
,
Venn Magnets Solution
Scrum teams and
,
How story points work
,
Tools to help you generate insights:
XP teams and
,
Frequent feedback keeps changes small
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
Fibonacci sequence
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
firmware
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
fishbone diagrams
,
Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
,
Tools to help you generate insights:
fist of five voting
,
A few last tools and techniques
five why’s technique
,
Trying to do too many things at once
flow efficiency (Lean measurement)
,
More Lean thinking tools
,
Value stream maps help you see waste
flow management (Kanban)
cumulative flow diagrams and
,
Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
process overview
,
Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
,
there are no Dumb Questions
queuing theory and
,
Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
Toyota Production System
,
Trying to do too many things at once
flow state (XP)
,
XP teams value communication
,
there are no Dumb Questions
focus
as Scrum value
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
as XP value
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
,
there are no Dumb Questions
forming stage (team formation)
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
G
Gantt charts
,
there are no Dumb Questions
GASPs (Generally Accepted Scrum Practices)
about
,
Introducing GASPs!
burn-up charts
,
Burn-ups keep your progress and your scope separate from each other
burndown charts
(
see
burndown charts)
chapter exercises
,
How story points work
,
Question Clinic: The red herring
,
Cubicle Conversation
chapter questions and answers
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
personas
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
Personas help you get to know your users
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Questions
product backlog refinement
,
How do we know what to build?
,
Personas help you get to know your users
,
Exam Answers
red herring questions
,
Question Clinic: The red herring
story maps
,
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
,
Personas help you get to know your users
story points
(
see
story points)
task boards
(
see
task boards)
user stories
(
see
user stories)
Generally Accepted Scrum Practices
(
see
GASPs)
grooming
,
Exam Answers
(
see also
PBR (product backlog refinement))
H
hack (code)
,
XP (extreme programming): Embracing change
,
Complex code is really hard to maintain
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Systems thinking helps Lean teams see the whole
I
ideal time
,
No more detailed project plans
improve collaboratively (Kanban)
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
,
How to use Kanban to improve your process
,
Now the whole team is collaborating on finding better ways to work!
In Progress column (task boards)
,
Taskboards keep the team informed
Increment (Scrum)
,
The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed
,
there are no Dump Questions
incremental design
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
independent (INVEST acronym)
,
How story points work
individuals and interactions
(
see
team performance)
information radiators
about
,
XP teams value communication
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Exam Answers
,
Before you look at the answers...
as communication tool
,
Before you look at the answers...
,
Before you look at the answers...
example of
,
Exam Answers
importance of
,
Before you look at the answers...
informative workspace (XP)
,
Head First Agile
,
XP teams value communication
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Exam Answers
,
Before you look at the answers...
inspection (Scrum pillar)
,
Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
integrity built in (Lean principle)
,
More Lean principles
internal rate of return (IRR)
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
inventory (manufacturing waste)
,
Trying to do too many things at once
INVEST acronym
,
How story points work
IRR (internal rate of return)
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
Ishikawa diagrams
,
Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
,
Tools to help you generate insights:
iteration
about
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Lean mindset tool
,
Venn Magnets Solution
timeboxed
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
Venn Magnets Solution
XP on
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
,
Frequent feedback keeps changes small
iterationless development
,
there are no Dumb Questions
J
Jeffries, Ron
,
XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
just the facts ma’am question
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
K
Kaizen
,
Trying to do too many things at once
kanban (signal card)
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Kanban boards
,
Use Kanban boards to visualize the workflow
,
The team creates a workflow
Kanban method
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
Lean/Kanban: Eliminating Waste and Managing Flow
,
Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks
,
The team creates a workflow
applying practices
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
chapter exercises
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Feedback loops show you how it’s working
,
Now the whole team is collaborating on finding better ways to work!
chapter questions and answers
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Lean mindset and
,
there are no Dumb Questions
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Questions
process improvement
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
,
The team is delivering faster
Kano analysis
,
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
Kano, Noriaki
,
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
kludge (code)
,
Complex code is really hard to maintain
,
there are no Dumb Questions
L
Larsen, Diana
,
Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
last responsible moment
Lean mindset and
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
,
Venn Magnets Solution
,
Anatomy of an Option
Scrum framework on
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
lead time (Lean measurement)
,
More Lean thinking tools
leadership styles
adaptive leadership
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
servant leaders
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
situational leadership theory
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
Lean mindset
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
(
see also
specific principles and tools)
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
Lean/Kanban: Eliminating Waste and Managing Flow
,
Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
,
there are no Dumb Questions
chapter exercises
,
Venn Magnets
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Value stream maps help you see waste
,
Question Clinic: Least worst option
,
Now the whole team is collaborating on finding better ways to work!
chapter questions and answers
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Kanban method and
,
there are no Dumb Questions
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Questions
principles and thinking tools
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
,
Venn Magnets Solution
Scrum framework and
,
Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
XP and
,
Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
Lean Software Development (Poppendieck)
,
Trying to do too many things at once
learning amplification (Lean principle)
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
,
Venn Magnets Solution
least-worst-option question
,
Question Clinic: Least worst option
low fidelity wireframes
,
Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
M
maintaining code
,
Complex code is really hard to maintain
managing flow (Kanban)
(
see
flow management (Kanban))
manufacturing waste
,
Trying to do too many things at once
mind maps
,
A few last tools and techniques
mindset
Agile Manifesto and
,
The Agile Manifesto
daily standups and
,
Different team members have different attitudes
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Lean mindset
(
see
Lean mindset)
methodology versus
,
So what is agile, anyway?
,
there are no Dumb Questions
PMI-ACP exam exercises
,
A long-term relationship for your brain
XP teams
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
Minimally Marketable Feature (MMF)
,
Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
Minimally Viable Product (MVP)
,
Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
mistakes
agile principles on
,
XP and Lean/Kanban
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Scrum framework on
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
there are no Dumb Questions
XP on
,
Teams build better code when they work together
,
Teams work best with relaxed, rested minds
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Pair programming
MoSCoW method
,
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
motion
as Lean waste category
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
as manufacturing waste
,
Trying to do too many things at once
motivation
,
The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
muda (TPS waste type)
,
Trying to do too many things at once
mura (TPS waste type)
,
Trying to do too many things at once
muri (TPS waste type)
,
Trying to do too many things at once
N
negotiable (INVEST acronym)
,
How story points work
net present value (NPV)
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
norming stage (team formation)
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
NPV (net present value)
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
O
Ohno, Taiichi
,
Trying to do too many things at once
100 point voting
,
A few last tools and techniques
openness (Scrum value)
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Venn Magnets Solution
options thinking (Lean tool)
,
More Lean thinking tools
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Anatomy of an Option
,
there are no Dumb Questions
osmotic communication
,
XP teams value communication
,
there are no Dumb Questions
overproduction (manufacturing waste)
,
Trying to do too many things at once
P
pair programming
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
Pair programming
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
partially done work (waste category)
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
PBR (product backlog refinement)
,
How do we know what to build?
,
Personas help you get to know your users
,
Exam Answers
perceived integrity (Lean tool)
,
More Lean thinking tools
performing stage (team formation)
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
personas
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
Personas help you get to know your users
planning game (XP)
,
there are no Dumb Questions
planning poker
,
Introducing GASPs!
,
The whole team estimates together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
,
A few last tools and techniques
PMI Code of Professional Conduct
,
Doing the right thing
PMI-ACP exam
about
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
Preparing for the PMI-ACP® exam: Check your knowledge
,
Are you ready for the final exam?
adaptive planning exercises
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Answers
agile practitioner
,
“You are an agile practitioner...”
agile principles and mindset exercises
,
A long-term relationship for your brain
chapter questions and answers
,
there are no Dumb Questions
content outline
,
The PMI-ACP® exam is based on the content outline
continuous improvement exercises
,
Exam Answers
examcross
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Answers
practice exam answers
,
Before you look at the answers...
practice exam questions
,
Practice makes perfect: Practice PMI-ACP Exam
problem detention and resolution exercises
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Questions
,
Exam Answers
professional responsibility
,
Exam Questions
stakeholder engagement exercises
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Questions
team performance exercises
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Answers
value-driven delivery exercises
,
Exam Answers
Poppendieck, Mary and Tom
,
Trying to do too many things at once
practices
,
Introducing GASPs!
(
see also
GASPs)
agile methodology
,
What is agile?: Principles and practices
Kanban method
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
principles versus
,
Fireside Chats
,
there are no Dumb Questions
real-world challenges
,
Adding practices in the real world can be a challenge
XP supported
,
XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
,
Venn Magnets Solution
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
pre-mortems
,
A few last tools and techniques
principles
Agile Manifesto
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
agile methodology and
,
What is agile?: Principles and practices
Lean mindset
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
PMI-ACP exam exercises
,
A long-term relationship for your brain
practices versus
,
Fireside Chats
,
there are no Dumb Questions
prioritize with dots technique
,
Tools to help you generate insights:
prisoners (ESVP technique)
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
problem detention and resolution exercises
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Questions
,
Exam Answers
process policies (Kanban)
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
,
How to use Kanban to improve your process
,
Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
Product Backlog (Scrum)
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
there are no Dump Questions
estimation considerations
,
The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed
,
there are no Dump Questions
,
Exam Answers
,
there are no Dumb Questions
evaluating from task boards
,
Taskboards keep the team informed
PBR meeting
,
How do we know what to build?
,
Personas help you get to know your users
prioritizing features
,
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
,
Question Clinic: The red herring
Product Owner and
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
,
How do we know what to build?
timeboxed events and
,
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
product backlog refinement (PBR)
,
How do we know what to build?
,
Personas help you get to know your users
,
Exam Answers
Product Owner role (Scrum)
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
authority and
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
identifying user stories
,
How story points work
PBR meeting and
,
How do we know what to build?
,
Personas help you get to know your users
prioritizing features
,
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Product Backlog and
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
,
How do we know what to build?
Sprint Retrospective and
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Sprint Review and
,
there are no Dump Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
professional responsibility
about
,
Professional responsibility: Making good choices
,
We’re not all angels
accepting bribes
,
Keep the cash?
community responsibility and
,
A good price or a clean river?
copyrighted material
,
New software
doing the right thing
,
Doing the right thing
following company policy
,
Fly business class?
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Questions
process shortcuts and
,
Shortcuts
progressive elaboration
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
Manifesto Magnets Solution
,
Collaboration games
project plans
,
No more detailed project plans
pull systems
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
,
Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
,
Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
,
The team creates a workflow
Q
quarterly cycle (XP)
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
,
Teams work best when they sit together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
questions
just the facts ma’am
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
least-worst-option
,
Question Clinic: Least worst option
red herring
,
Question Clinic: The red herring
which-comes-next
,
Question Clinic: The “which-comes-next” question
which-is-best
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question
which-is-not
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
queuing theory (Lean)
,
Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
,
there are no Dumb Questions
R
red herring question
,
Question Clinic: The red herring
red/green/refactor
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
refactoring code
,
Mindset versus methodology
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
When teams value simplicity, they build better code
,
Every team accumulates technical debt
reject update (version control system)
,
Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change
relative prioritization/ranking
,
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
relative sizing techniques
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
release burndown chart
,
Personas help you get to know your users
release plan, visualizing
,
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
,
Personas help you get to know your users
remove local optimizations (Lean)
,
Systems thinking helps Lean teams see the whole
repository (version control system)
,
Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change
,
Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
respect
as Scrum value
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Venn Magnets Solution
as XP value
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
,
Venn Magnets Solution
responding to change
(
see
change management)
retrospectives
(
see
Sprint Retrospective)
return on investment (ROI)
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
reusable code
,
Simplicity is a fundamental agile principle
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
reworking code
,
... but it’s a flop!
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
Manifesto Magnets Solution
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
risk burndown charts
,
A few last tools and techniques
risk-adjusted backlog
,
A few last tools and techniques
risk-based spike
,
Usability testing means testing your user interface on real users
ROI (return on investment)
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
roles
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
(
see also
specific roles)
in Scrum framework
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
in XP teams
,
Teams build better code when they work together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
root cause analysis
,
Trying to do too many things at once
S
Safari Books Online
,
O’Reilly Safari®
satisfied users
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
Schwaber, Ken
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
scientific method
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
Scrum framework
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
Managing projects with Scrum: The Rules of Scrum
,
there are no Dump Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Things are looking good for the team
Agile Manifesto and
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
artifacts in
,
The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed
,
there are no Dump Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
chapter exercises
,
there are no Dump Questions
,
Question Clinic: The “which-comes-next” question
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
,
Things are looking good for the team
,
Exam Answers
,
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
chapter questions and answers
,
there are no Dump Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint
,
there are no Dumb Questions
events in
,
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
,
there are no Dumb Questions
GASPs
(
see
GASPs)
important guideline
,
Exam Answers
last responsible moment in
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
Lean mindset and
,
Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
practice exam exercises
,
Question Clinic: The “which-comes-next” question
,
Exam Questions
roles in
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
(
see also
specific roles)
Sprint overview
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
tasks in
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
A task isn’t done until it’s “Done” done
three pillars of
,
Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
values in
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Venn Magnets Solution
XP differences
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
Scrum Guide
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
Scrum Master role
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
moderating planning poker
,
The whole team estimates together
Sprint Retrospective and
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
Scrum Team role
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
see the whole (Lean principle)
,
More Lean principles
,
Systems thinking helps Lean teams see the whole
,
there are no Dumb Questions
seeing waste (Lean tool)
,
Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
,
Value stream maps help you see waste
self-organizing teams
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
servant leadership
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
set-based development (Lean tool)
,
More Lean thinking tools
seven wastes of software development
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
shoppers (ESVP technique)
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
short subjects (decision-making tool)
,
Tools to help you generate insights:
shortcuts, process
,
Shortcuts
shotgun surgery
,
Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change
,
The weekly cycle starts with writing tests
signal card (kanban)
,
there are no Dumb Questions
simplicity
Agile Manifesto on
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
Exam Answers
,
When teams value simplicity, they build better code
XP on
,
When teams value simplicity, they build better code
situational leadership theory
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
slack (XP)
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
,
Venn Magnets Solution
,
Teams work best when they sit together
,
Every team accumulates technical debt
small (INVEST acronym)
,
How story points work
Snowbird ski resort
,
Something big happened in Snowbird
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
sources of waste
,
Trying to do too many things at once
spaghetti code
,
XP teams embrace change
spike solutions
,
Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
Sprint (Scrum)
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
there are no Dumb Questions
iteration practice and
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
timeboxed events and
,
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
tracking progress during
,
Taskboards keep the team informed
,
Question Clinic: The red herring
,
Personas help you get to know your users
walking skeleton and
,
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
Sprint Backlog (Scrum)
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
The Scrum artifacts keep the team informed
Development Team and
,
How do we know what to build?
estimation considerations
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Question Clinic: The red herring
,
Personas help you get to know your users
Sprint Planning session and
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
timeboxed events and
,
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
Sprint Goal (Scrum)
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
Personas help you get to know your users
Sprint Planning session (Scrum)
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
there are no Dumb Questions
last responsible moment and
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Sprint Backlog and
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
timeboxed events and
,
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
“Done” tasks and
,
A task isn’t done until it’s “Done” done
Sprint Retrospective (Scrum)
about
,
Mindset versus methodology
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
outline for
,
Retrospectives help your team improve the way they work
Product Owner and
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
there are no Dumb Questions
timeboxed events and
,
The Scrum events help you get your projects done
tools supporting
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
Sprint Review (Scrum)
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
Product Owner and
,
there are no Dump Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
stages of team formation
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
stakeholder engagement
adjusting to agile practices
,
there are no Dumb Questions
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Answers
stories
(
see
user stories)
storming stage (team formation)
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
story maps
,
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
,
Personas help you get to know your users
story points
about
,
Introducing GASPs!
,
Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story
,
No more detailed project plans
burndown charts and
,
Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left
estimation considerations
,
The whole team estimates together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
T-shirt sizes
,
Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
supporting style (situational leadership)
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
sustainable development
Agile Manifesto on
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
Teams work best with relaxed, rested minds
XP on
,
Teams build better code when they work together
,
Teams work best with relaxed, rested minds
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
Sutherland, Jeff
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
systems thinking (Lean)
,
More Lean principles
,
Systems thinking helps Lean teams see the whole
,
there are no Dumb Questions
T
T-shirt sizes
,
Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
task boards
about
,
Mindset versus methodology
,
XP and Lean/Kanban
,
Introducing GASPs!
,
Personas help you get to know your users
Daily Scrum example
,
Velocity tells you how much your team can do in a sprint
Kanban boards and
,
Use Kanban boards to visualize the workflow
,
The team creates a workflow
tracking progress on
,
Taskboards keep the team informed
task switching (waste category)
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
tasks (Scrum)
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
A task isn’t done until it’s “Done” done
TDD (test-driven development)
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
The weekly cycle starts with writing tests
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
team performance
Agile Manifesto on
,
The Agile Manifesto
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Manifesto Magnets Solution
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
daily standup meetings
,
Agile to the rescue!
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Lean mindset on
,
More Lean principles
,
there are no Dumb Questions
mindset and
,
Different team members have different attitudes
motivation and
,
The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
over processes and tools
,
The Agile Manifesto
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Answers
,
Exam Answers
Scrum framework on
,
The Scrum roles help you understand who does what
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
Scrum/XP hybrid
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
,
Teams work best when they sit together
self-organizing teams
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
stages of team formation
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
working agreements
,
Kanban teams talk about their policies
XP and
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
,
Teams build better code when they work together
team space
,
Teams work best when they sit together
technical debt
,
Every team accumulates technical debt
10-minute build
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
test-driven development (TDD)
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
The weekly cycle starts with writing tests
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
testable (INVEST acronym)
,
How story points work
themes (XP)
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
,
Venn Magnets Solution
,
Teams work best when they sit together
thinking tools (Lean)
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
,
Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
,
there are no Dumb Questions
throughput rate
,
Cumulative flow diagrams help you manage flow
tightly coupled code
,
Complex code is really hard to maintain
,
Simplicity is a fundamental agile principle
timeboxed iterations
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Increment is the sum of all backlog items that are actually completed and delivered at the end of the Sprint
,
Venn Magnets Solution
timeline (data gathering tool)
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
To Do column (task boards)
,
Taskboards keep the team informed
Toyoda, Kiichiro
,
Trying to do too many things at once
Toyota Production System (TPS)
,
Trying to do too many things at once
TPS (Toyota Production System)
,
Trying to do too many things at once
transparency (Scrum pillar)
about
,
Scrum teams adapt to changes throughout the Sprint
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
Daily Scrum and
,
there are no Dumb Questions
stakeholder engagement and
,
there are no Dumb Questions
task boards and
,
Taskboards keep the team informed
transportation (manufacturing waste)
,
Trying to do too many things at once
travel policies
,
Fly business class?
trust
as Scrum value
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
as XP value
,
Teams build better code when they work together
Tuckman, Bruce
,
Adapt your leadership style as the team evolves
U
unit tests
,
Frequent feedback keeps changes small
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
The weekly cycle starts with writing tests
usability testing
,
Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
user interface
,
Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
user stories
about
,
Mindset versus methodology
,
Introducing GASPs!
,
No more 300-page specs... please?
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
estimation considerations
,
Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story
,
How story points work
,
there are no Dumb Questions
INVEST acronym
,
How story points work
purpose of
,
How story points work
task boards tracking status
,
Taskboards keep the team informed
walking skeleton
,
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
XP and
,
How story points work
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
,
Venn Magnets Solution
,
Teams work best when they sit together
V
vacationers (ESVP technique)
,
Some tools to help you get more out of your retrospectives
valuable (INVEST acronym)
,
How story points work
value stream maps (Lean)
,
Some thinking tools you haven’t seen before
,
Value stream maps help you see waste
,
Trying to do too many things at once
,
Some “improvements” didn’t work out
value(s)
about
,
So what is agile, anyway?
,
there are no Dumb Questions
Agile Manifesto on
,
The Agile Manifesto
calculating for projects
,
Value calculations help you figure out which projects to do
Scrum framework on
,
The Scrum values make the team more effective
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
XP and
,
XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Teams work best when they sit together
,
XP teams embrace change
value-driven delivery
agile principles and
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Answers
velocity
about
,
Story points let the team focus on the relative size of each story
,
No more detailed project plans
,
Velocity tells you how much your team can do in a sprint
,
Personas help you get to know your users
burndown charts and
,
Burndown charts help the team see how much work is left
in estimation considerations
,
No more detailed project plans
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Personas help you get to know your users
velocity-driven planning
,
Personas help you get to know your users
Venn diagrams
,
Venn Magnets
,
Venn Magnets
version control systems
,
Bad experiences cause a rational fear of change
,
Continuous integration prevents nasty surprises
visualize workflow (Kanban)
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
W
waiting
as Lean waste category
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
as manufacturing waste
,
Trying to do too many things at once
Wake, Bill
,
How story points work
walking skeleton (product)
,
Story maps help you prioritize your backlog
waste elimination (Lean principle)
about
,
Lean principles help you see things differently
categories of waste
,
Categorizing waste can help you see it better
types of manufacturing waste
,
Trying to do too many things at once
types of TPS waste
,
Trying to do too many things at once
waterfall process
,
Something big happened in Snowbird
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The agile principles help your team communicate and work together
weekly cycle (XP)
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
,
Teams work best when they sit together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
XP teams “pay down” technical debt in each weekly cycle
which-comes-next question
,
Question Clinic: The “which-comes-next” question
which-is-best question
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-BEST” question
which-is-not question
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
whole team (XP)
,
Teams build better code when they work together
,
Teams work best when they sit together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
WIP (work in progress) limits
,
Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
,
The team creates a workflow
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The team is delivering faster
wireframes
,
Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
Wooden, John
,
XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
work in progress (WIP) limits
,
Lean teams use pull systems to make sure they’re always working on the most valuable tasks
,
Kanban uses a pull system to make your process better
,
The team creates a workflow
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The team is delivering faster
work items (Kanban boards)
,
Use Kanban boards to visualize the workflow
,
The team creates a workflow
work-life balance (XP)
,
XP teams use one-week iterations
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
workflow (Kanban)
(
see
flow management (Kanban))
working agreements
,
Kanban teams talk about their policies
working software
about
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
Agile Manifesto on
,
The Agile Manifesto
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Manifesto Magnets Solution
continuous delivery of
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
The agile principles help you deliver your product
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
,
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
early delivery of
,
The principles behind the Agile Manifesto
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The Agile Manifesto helps you really “get” Scrum
,
Self-organizing means deciding as a team what to work on next
,
Agile teams use customer value to prioritize requirements
over comprehensive documentation
,
The Agile Manifesto
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
,
The four values of the Agile Manifesto guide the team to a better, more effective mindset
X
XP (extreme programming)
about
,
Scrum is the most common approach to agile
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
XP (extreme programming): Embracing change
,
XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
,
Teams work best when they sit together
burndown charts
(
see
burndown charts)
change management and
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
,
XP teams embrace change
,
Incremental design starts (and ends) with simple code
chapter exercises
,
Venn Magnets
,
Work at a sustainable pace
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
,
Usability testing means testing your user interface on real users
,
Pair programming
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
Exam Answers
chapter questions and answers
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
feedback and
,
Frequent feedback keeps changes small
,
XP practices give you feedback about the code
,
Agile teams get feedback from design and testing
incremental design
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
The PMI-ACP certification can help you be more agile
iterative development
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
Lean mindset and
,
Lean is a mindset (not a methodology)
planning in
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
,
Teams work best when they sit together
,
there are no Dumb Questions
practice exam exercises
,
Exam Questions
practices supported
,
XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
,
Venn Magnets Solution
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
Scrum differences
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
sustainable development
,
Question Clinic: The “which-is-NOT” question
team mindset and
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
,
Teams build better code when they work together
user stories and
,
How story points work
,
Iterative development helps teams stay on top of changes
,
Venn Magnets Solution
values and
,
XP brings a mindset that helps the team and the code
,
Courage and respect keep fear out of the project
,
Venn Magnets Solution
,
Teams work best when they sit together
,
XP teams embrace change
work-life balance and
,
XP teams use one-week iterations
,
there are no Dumb Questions
,
there are no Dumb Questions
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